Literary Fiction
A young tech worker joins a powerful internet company whose drive for total transparency slowly reveals a chilling dystopian vision.
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A young tech worker joins a powerful internet company whose drive for total transparency slowly reveals a chilling dystopian vision.
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The Circle is a 2013 dystopian novel written by American author Dave Eggers. The novel chronicles tech worker Mae Holland as she joins a powerful Internet company. Her initially rewarding experience turns darker.
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What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Brief on-page sexual scenes; more thematic than explicit or frequent
Violence & gore
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Stalking, peril, and a dramatic death; not graphic gore
Profanity
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Occasional strong language throughout
Substance use
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Social drinking and brief drug-use references
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Central allegory on surveillance, privacy, and tech-corporate power
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page suicide under extreme pressure; mental health crisis
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional manipulation, gaslighting, stalking, and body shaming
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